Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Nahuatl in the early years

[Paul Anderson]

Jorge, creo pertinente agradacerte mil ... bezes.
(Just kidding, but seriously, thank you.)

Jorge de Buen wrote:

> Paul Anderson wrote:
>
> [...]
> "Twins"
> I have "cocoa" for serpents, as in, perhaps, "dragon twins" but these
> two little girls fancy themselves twins also. Would "Cocoa" (pl.?) be
> something they might run through a courtyard shouting as the equivalent
> of: [we are] Twins! Mellisas! Cocoas!
>
> I'm sorry I cannot help you with your query. Pero creo pertinente decirte
> que _mellizas_ va con zeta.
>
> Saludos.
>
> Jorge de Buen U.
> jdebuen at caliente.com.mx
> Tijuana, México